[at-l] Appalachian Trail in danger

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The ATC has made an analysis of the policy change. Follow the link at the end 
of this post from the ATC's website:

August 31, 2004
Advocacy Group Sees Danger to A.T. in ?Roadless Rule? Repeal
The Campaign to Protect America's Lands is today releasing an analysis of the 
Forest Service?s proposed rollback of the ?roadless area? rule that 
highlights dangers it sees to the forests around the Appalachian Trail in ?several 
dozen specific points.? Detailed Web-based maps will be released at an afternoon 
news conference, an audio recording of which should be available by 5 p.m. EDT 
at http://www.protectamericaslands.org. ATC's analyses of this policy change 
and a second one involving regulation of off-highway vehicles?public comment 
on both of which is open only for the next two weeks?are available here: 
http://www.appalachiantrail.org/protect/issues/fsrules.html